2023 CAA men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:CAA
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:2,591
Venue:Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions:Hofstra
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Richard Nuttall
Coachcount:7th
Broadcast:FloSports
Mvp:Pierce Infuso
Mvpteam:Hofstra

The 2023 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association held from November 2 through November 11, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride.[1] They were able to successfully defend their title, as the top overall seed they defeated the second seed 2–1 in overtime in the Final.[2] [3] The conference tournament title was the seventh overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall. This was the third straight year that Hofstra won the CAA tournament.[4] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

This was the first tournament under the Coastal Athletic Association and the conference changed its name from the "Colonial Athletic Association" identity on July 20, 2023.[5]

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seeds in the tournament as both and finished the season with seventeen regular season conference points. Hofstra earned the top seed in the tournament by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win on October 7. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as and both finished the season with thirteen conference points. The two teams played to a 3–3 draw during the regular season. The second tiebreaker was records against the top seed. Delaware defeated Hofstra 2–1 on October 14, while Drexel lost to Hofstra 1–0 on October 21. Therefore, Delaware earned the fourth seed and the right to host the two team's match-up in the First Round.[6]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
15–1–217
25–1–217
34–1–315
43–2–312
53–2–312
63–3–211

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

Player Team
Orri Thorhallsson
Adam Vik
Victor Stromsten
Tomasz Wroblewski
Ryan Carmichael
Eliot Goldthorp
Pierce Infuso
Wessel Speel
Olle Brorsson
Eryk Dymora
Ben Zakowski
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship. July 10, 2023. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association.
  2. Web site: 2023 CAA Men's Soccer Championship. February 9, 2024. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association.
  3. Web site: Hofstra men's soccer set to host NCAA Tournament second-round game for first time. newsday.com. Newsday. November 19, 2023. February 9, 2024. Denis. Gorman.
  4. Web site: CAA Men's Record Book. Coastal Athletic Association. February 9, 2024. caasports.com.
  5. CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association . Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023 . July 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: CAA Men's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday with First Round Action. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. October 28, 2023. February 9, 2024.
  7. Web site: Shorthanded Hofstra Prevails in Overtime to Win Third-Straight CAA Men’s Soccer Title. caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. November 11, 2023. February 9, 2024.